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      Mars 3 lander

      • The probes were identical robotic spacecraft launched by Proton-K rockets with a Blok D upper stage, each consisting of an orbiter and an attached lander. After the Mars 2 lander crashed on the Martian surface, the Mars 3 lander became the first spacecraft to attain a soft landing on Mars, on December 2, 1971.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mars_3Mars 3 - Wikipedia

    Overview. Orbiter. Lander spacecraft system. PrOP-M rover. Entry, descent, landing, transmission, and failure. Possible images of lander on Mars. See also. References. External links. Mars 3. Coordinates: 45°S 202°E. Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program, launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2.

  4. www.planetary.org › articles › tpr_1990_4_andersonThe First Rover on Mars - The Soviets Did It in 1971

    Aug 1, 1990 · Mars 3 rover The Mars 2 and 3 rover, which landed on Mars in 1971. This may have been the first rover on Mars! Their range was to be 15 meters from the lander. The rovers moved by using skis set on either side (see photograph).

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Mars_landersList of Mars landers - Wikipedia

    Rover Mars 2 19 May 1971 4.5 Failure 2. PrOP-M: Rover Mars 3 28 May 1971 4.5 Not deployed 3. Mars 96: Penetrator Mars 96 16 Nov 1996 88 Failure 4. Deep Space 2: Penetrator Mars Polar Lander 03 Jan 1999 2.4 Failure 5. Sojourner: Rover Mars Pathfinder 04 Dec 1996 11.5 Success 6. Mars helicopter Ingenuity: UAV Helicopter

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    Launch Date
    Landing Date
    21.
    Tianwen-1
    23 July 2020
    14 May 2021
    20.
    Perseverance rover
    30 Jul 2020
    18 Feb 2021
    19.
    InSight Mars Lander
    5 May 2018
    26 Nov 2018
    18.
    Schiaparelli EDM
    14 Mar 2016
    19 Oct 2016

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  7. www.space.com › 16496-mars-landing-missionsDestination Mars: A timeline of Red Planet landings | Space

    Feb 11, 2021 · Mars 2: (FAILED) USSR, launched May 19, 1971. The Mars orbiter and lander arrived on Nov. 2, 1971, but returned no useful data, and the lander burned up due to steep entry.

  8. theconversation.com › landing-on-mars-theLanding on Mars: the historical missions that failed and the ...

    May 20, 2021 · The rover Mars 3 landed on Mars, which worked for two minutes. NASA. It wasn’t until 1971 that an artificial satellite landed on Mars.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mars_2Mars 2 - Wikipedia

    PrOP-M rover. Entry, descent, and crash landing. See also. References. External links. Mars 2. Coordinates: 45°S 313°W. The Mars 2 was an uncrewed space probe of the Mars program, a series of uncrewed Mars landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union beginning 19 May 1971.

  10. www.discovermagazine.com › the-sciences › 50-years50 Years Ago, a Forgotten Mission Landed on Mars | Discover ...

    Dec 1, 2021 · And on December 2, 1971, Mars 3 achieved orbit, then sent down a lander that became the first spacecraft to safely touch Mars. Mars 3 was meant to unleash a small rover, but contact was lost after just 110 seconds and only one grainy image was sent back.